Supported Windows OSs
SMS can migrate most of the popular Windows OSs. For details, see Table 1.
To view the OS version of a server, perform the following steps:
- On the server, press Win+R to open the Run box.
- Enter one of the following commands in the Run box, and then press Enter:
- Run the following command to view the OS version in the displayed System Information window:
msinfo32
- Run the following command to view the OS version in the displayed About Windows window:
winver
- Run the following command to view the OS version in the displayed System Information window:
To migrate a source server running a Windows OS not supported by SMS, use any of the following methods:
- Use IMS to create a system disk image for the source server from an external image file and use the image to create a server on Huawei Cloud. To learn how to create an image, see Creating a Windows System Disk Image from an External Image File.
- Use a public or KooGallery image to create a server and deploy your applications on the server.
- Use the Cloud Migration Service on Huawei Cloud.
| OS | Bit | UEFI Support | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Server 2008 | 64 | No | Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 cannot boot in UEFI mode. |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 | 64 | No | |
| Windows Server 2012 | 64 | Yes | - |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | 64 | Yes | |
| Windows Server 2016 | 64 | Yes | |
| Windows Server 2019 | 64 | Yes | |
| Windows Server 2022 | 64 | Yes | |
| Windows 7 | 64 | No | |
| Windows 8.1 | 64 | No | |
| Windows 10 | 64 | Yes |
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